Replacing-tool for bottle-caps.



G. KALKBRENNER.

REPLACING TOOL FOR BOTTLE CAPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1912.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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REPLACING-TOOL FOR BOTTLE-CAPS.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

Applicatioh filed May 11, 1912. Serial No. 696,771.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known t at I, GEORGE KALKBREN- NER, acitizen of the United States,and resident of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Replacing-Tools forBottle-Caps, of which the follow ng is a specification.

This invention relates to replacers for caps and stoppers for bottlesand especially thosecontaining liquids charged with gases, the objectbeing to replace the ca on the bottle when once removed so that tiebottle is again made air and gas'tight, and the strength and quality ofthe liquid preserved.

The invention consists of a cup shaped'device having a lateral handlewhich aids and assists in the replacing of the cap as will be more fullydescribed in the following speci,

fication, set forth in the claim and illustrated in the drawings,wherein,-'

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the replacer. Fig. 2 is. a top planview of the instrument. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4- is a sideView. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view.

The'device is made from sheet metal and may be stamped in quantities ata very moderate cost and consists of a cup 10 with sloping sides andflared along the edge 11. The diameter of this cup .is about equal tothe cap placed on beer and other bottles and is of suflicient dimensionto press down upon the crimped lower edge of the ca J and force it'withthe indentations under tie head at the mouth of the bottle. This iseffected by the downward pressure of the cup 10 upon the cap so as toproperly position the cap and a rocking motion of the handle 12, whilepressure is still applied. to the upper end of the cap. By performingthis rocking mo tion at several points around the edge of the cap, thecrimps are firmly driven back into their original positions beneath thebead close and aflix the crimped e and the cap is replaced as securelyas when originally put in position by the oblong and capping machine nowcommonly in use. The handle 12 being made of sheet metal is strengthenedby means of a rib 13 formed on the upper face thereofwhich not onlyprevents bending but adds strength to the device while replacing a cap.The outer end 14 of the handle is enlarged to a diameter to about equalthe cap, and depending fingers 15 are provided and which may be founduseful to more securelygrasp the handlewhile replacing the cap. Theinclined sides of the cap provide a cup which acts to c ges of the capto the bottle neck when pressure is brought to bear thereon. Themanipulating handle 12, is disposed laterally from the cap and inparallel relation with the circular edge 11 of the cap to the end ofobtaining the maximum leverage of the handle in applying the crimpededges of the caps to the bottle neck. The bottom of the cup 10 may beformed with an opening 16 of such a shape that it can be used as a keyfor faucets, door-knobs and the like, but it is obvious that otheruseful details may be added without departing from the essentialfeatures above described and within the limits of the appended claim.

What I claim as new is A portable recrimping tool for used bottle caps,comprising a metal cap having in clined inner walls adapted to fit overand replace the cap while compressing the crimps about the mouth of thebottle by means of a rocking action around the edges thereof, and arigid manipulating handle extending outwardly therefrom.

Signed at Albany in the county of Albany and State of New York.

GEORGE KALKBRENN ER. lVitnesses:

W. H. BURKMANN, PHILIP Frrz SIMMONS, Jr

